1. Information Technology Update Sathya Sai International IT Committee

2. IT Team Nilesh Patel Venkatakrishnan Srinivasan Adriano Bratovic Tomas Bures Amrit Kirpalani David Gries Venkatraman Sadanand IT Committee

3. Progress Report New SathyaSai.org Current Status & Roadmap Key Features & Functionality Quick Demo Global SEO Training Session Update on Other IT Initiatives

4. Current Status - New SathyaSai.org Implementing Platform Technology Reviewed Existing Content & Editing Site Content

5. New SathyaSai.Org Planned Timeline 2014 Q1Q2Q3Q4 2015 Q1Q2Q3Q4 Planning Content Review & Editing Technical Implementation Site Testing & Optimization Beta version Launched Expanded Content Launched AREA Core Content Maha Samadhi Guru Poornima Today Expanded

6. Appeal Call for experts Web development with experience in Drupal Graphics design Content editors Content management Search Engine Optimization

9. Key Features and Functionality A B C D E F G H I Features A Large, user-friendly navigation menu B Powerful content search options C Rotating graphic summarizing Swami’s teachings D Thought for the Day E Current event and activity summaries / reports F Organisational news & announcements G Links to multi-media content (video, photos, etc.) H Easily find a center anywhere in the world I Quick links to official Organisation sites

10. Demo of Current Site

11. SEO Global Training Session What is SEO? Search Engine Optimization or “SEO” is the process of ensuring website content is optimally setup (descriptions, image names, tags, etc.) Why does SEO matter? Search engines utilize SEO information to prioritize web search results The IT Committee will be hosting a series of training sessions in Q1 2015 for webmasters and content producers

12. Preview of SEO Training Session Topics Introduction to Search Engine Optimization (“SEO”) SEO best practices Determine descriptions, keywords and other SEO parameters Keyword density Naming images correctly (“Haiti Disaster Relief.jpg” vs “DSC_0123.jpg”) Tools to consider Google Analytics & Google Webmasters Others where Google may not be an option Video and social media are growing search engine influencers Why third-party, quality links matter Quick SEO Checklist

13. Creating Detailed Catalog of Existing Sathya Sai Websites There are many Sathya Sai Websites, some are regularly updated and confirm to guidelines … while others need to Please submit list of ALL existing Sathya Sai Websites in your Zone by December 31, 2014 Should include zonal, country, regional, city, etc. Please note those as official Send to: Venkat Sadanand via saiwork@gmail.com This list will also be used to invite webmasters and content producers to the SEO training session

17. Jai Sai Ram